Coconut Shrimp & Ginger Cocktails
Thai Curried BBQ Shrimp, A Mango Salsa and Ginger Cooler
Shed Old Man Winter and embrace the coming sun with BBQ Coconut Shrimp using Thai green curry, a tasty mango salsa and a thirst-quenching ginger drink.
Looking towards the summer and BBQ-ing, it's time to make the dream a reality with this meal of Coconut Shrimp, Mango Salsa and a Ginger Cooler. I dare you.
Other great Asian-influenced meals with a summer tinge include Thai Chicken with Mango Salad, Asian BBQ Ribs, Thai BBQ Steak, Green Papaya Salad and Party Potluck Noodles.
While you're at it, make more drinks with Spring Drinks and consider the cleansing qualities of the Ayurvedic Diet.
COCONUT SHRIMP
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tsp Thai green curry paste
- 3 tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined with tails
- 4 to 6 stalks lemon grass
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Chopped mint
Method
- Combine coconut milk, curry paste and garlic. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, or until thickened.
- Stir in the lime juice and fish sauce. Cool.
- Toss with shrimp and marinate for about 1 hour/
- Remove shrimp from the marinade and thread shrimps onto lemon grass stalks, making sure they are secure and won't twist around. Season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat grill, brush shrimp with oil. Grill 2 minutes per side.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle with mint.
Other possibilities include dipping the shrimp in spicy sambal sauce or mixing up some soy sauce with sherry, sesame oil and green onion as another delicious side fluid.
MANGO SALSA
Ingredients
- 2 ripe but firm mangoes (three if small ones)
- 1-2 tsp grated lime zest
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp hot peppers
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp sugar
Method
- Peel the mangos and cut flesh away from the pit. Dice the flesh.
- Put mango into a bowl. Add the lime zest, juice, cilantro, pepper, salt and sugar.
- Toss gently.
- Taste and add more of the required ingredients if you like.
GINGER DRINK
Something cool to drink with this meal. Sitting out on that porch (on a warm day preferably) surveying your life, your friends and your meal. This refreshing drink is a perfect touch to a great BBQ meal.
Ginger Cooler: In a cocktail shaker, filled with ice, add 1 oz spiced rum, 3 oz pineapple ginger juice and 2 tsp grenadine. Shake and strain into a wide pina colada glass filled with ice.
Make your own pineapple ginger juice by mixing the juice with ½ tsp freshly chopped ginger.
Stuck in a funk about getting more greens during the dark winter months? Learn more about Asian winter veggies and other greens, which will boost your nutrition and your mood.
